Venice (Italy)

Boulder Farmers' Market, week nine: Fior Di Latte keeps things cool

I was first attracted to the Fior Di Latte booth at the Boulder Farmers' Market by the word "gelato." Then I noticed the elegant black-and-white design of the booth, and heard the lively sound of someone speaking to the vendor in Italian. And with the first taste, I was hooked. On Saturday, the li ... More >>

Greatness emerges at the year's first major film festival

Lucky '13: Cortney Lane Stell, RMCAD gallery director and curator

This past year has been tough for many people, and we're eager to kiss 2012 goodbye. In hopes that 2013 will turn out to be much luckier for many, we invited some of the town's cultural tastemakers -- entrepreneurs and entertainers we're lucky to have in Denver -- to answer a trio of questions. We e ... More >>

Denver Startup Week, birthday celebrations and more on this week's calendar

Denver Startup Week begins today and runs through October 27. The week-long celebration features over sixty interactive events exploring the rich history and potential of entrepreneurism in Denver -- including its ever-growing food scene. Check the website for a full schedule of events. Here's a t ... More >>

Heather Purcell Leja of Design OnScreen talks architecture and modernist preservation

Since 2007, Design OnScreen has worked to preserve modern architecture across America by producing and presenting films focusing on unheralded architects and designers, and also curating architecture-centered film festivals around the world. And it's fought this good fight from its headquarters in D ... More >>

Fabio Flagiello, exec chef-owner of PastaVino, on organs

Fabio Flagiello PastaVino 1043 Pearl Street, Boulder 303-955-8791 www.pastavino.com This is part one of my interview with Fabio Flagiello, exec-chef owner of PastaVino. Part two of my chat with the Boulder chef will run in this space tomorrow. "There's something about the life of a chef and resta ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, September 7-9, 2012

With the last two weeks of summer on the horizon, it's time to get in all the outdoor fun you can before the air becomes chillier and you want to hibernate. This weekend is full of summer fun -- from a garden gala to outdoor film, from a silent disco to an Italian-themed festival. Each one of the ev ... More >>

Architecture Design Film Series opens tonight with a celebration of midcentury modern style

Colorado-grown Design OnScreen, a non-profit working for the preservation of modern architecture through film, has been hard at work. Just back from the Biennale Architettura in Venice in late August, the organization is now hosting its fourth annual Architectural Design Film Series, a month of mo ... More >>

In Unforgivable, anti-romanticism is romantic

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Round two with Joe Freemond, exec chef of the Cellar Wine Bar

Joe Freemond Cellar Wine Bar 2556 15th Street 303-455-9463 www.cwbon15th.com Read part one of my interview with Joe Freemond, exec chef of the Cellar Wine Bar. Best thing about cooking in Denver: Being a part of the culinary explosion that this city is finally experiencing. Having grown up here, I ... More >>

Cameron Stallones of Sun Araw: "I think most of our experiences are very hard to talk about."

See Also: • Lulacruza wraps up Communikey on April 29 at BMoCA • Q&A with Brian Williams of Lustmord • Q&A with Nick Zammuto • Q&A with Morton Subtonick • CMKY brings electronic arts and music to Boulder for a fourth year Sun Araw (due tonight at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art for ... More >>

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A quartet of plays makes up The Two of Us at Miners Alley

LoDo vs. Highlands West: Which 'hood has better restaurants?

The second match-up of our Street 16 tournament pits LoDo vs Highlands West. Read why each deserves your vote below!

Five Italian wines your American palate will love

Just tell the truth, already: you are totally freaked out by Italian wine. By "freaked out", we mean shaking like a leaf. Shivering in your shorts. Just plain scurrred. Ask a wine retailer which category they find most challenging to sell to less experienced consumers, and you're likely to hear the ... More >>

Reader: Tebow on your Year in Review cover was a bad call

Eat your words! There are plenty of ethnic restaurants near the Tech Center

The Denver Tech Center is "an area distinctly lacking in interesting ethnic food," I said in last week's review of Street Kitchen Asian Bistro. In fact, I almost expanded that sentiment to cover everything south of Hampden Avenue, an area filled with fast-casual and upscale chains that tend to over ... More >>

Halloween Events: Great American Taxi, MiM0Sa and Designer Drugs (win tickets!)

This weekend is huge. It's one of those, "If you aren't here, then you aren't having as much fun as me" kind of weekends. The deck is stacked with amazing things to do, so pick a card -- any card. We've got some passes to Designer Drugs at Club Vinyl to give away, so leave us a comment on a memorabl ... More >>

Round two with Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson, exec chef of Frasca Food and Wine

Lori Midson​ Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson Frasca Food and Wine 1738 Pearl Street, Boulder 303-442-6966 www.frascafoodandwine.com This is part two of my interview with Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson, co-owner and executive chef of Frasca Food and Wine. Part one of my chat with Mackinnon-Patterso ... More >>

Five things Olive Garden should dump...now

​Olive Garden just announced that it would be kicking fries and milkshakes off of the children's menu at all its restaurants, replacing them with smoothies and grapes. This move is designed to please parents who drag their squirming spawn into the post-popular Italian chain, but it's tough bre ... More >>

Bitter irony: Following a major fire, Oak at Fourteenth gets a major shout-out in Food & Wine magazine

Lori Midson​Talk about bitter irony. A mere two days after Oak at Fourteenth, one of Boulder's best new restaurants and bars, erupted in blazes after a "false" ceiling of the restaurant caught on fire, Food & Wine magazine released its listage of the country's best new bars -- and Oak at Fourt ... More >>

Top Chef All Stars: That's the way the cookie crumbles

​I tend not to like contrived and cutesy challenges, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching the chefs putting together cookies for Sesame Street's Cookie Monster and his friends Elmo and Telly when they visited the set of Wednesday night's Top Chef, seeing everyone's expression lighten suddenly as ... More >>

Empire Lounge/Pizzeria da Lupo executive chef Jim Cohen on Julia Child, the confusion over Kobe beef and why you should listen to his wife

Lori Midson​ Jim Cohen The Empire Lounge & Restaurant 816 Main Street, Louisville 303-665-2521 www.theempirerestaurant.com Pizzeria da Lupo 2525 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder 303-396-6366 www.pizzeriadalupo.com This is part one of my interview with Jim Cohen, chef/owner of The Empire Restaurant ... More >>

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Masterpiece Delicatessen chef Justin Brunson on opening a new restaurant and his fetish for foie gras and lamb testicles

Lori MidsonJustin Brunson​ Justin Brunson Masterpiece Delicatessen 1575 Central Street 303-561-3354 www.masterpiecedeli.com This is part one of Lori Midson's Q&A with Masterpiece Delicatessen chef/owner Justin Brunson. You can read part two of this interview right back here tomorrow. It's ... More >>

Flick Pick

Mid-August Lunch is the mother of all food movies

Looking for the Face is Adam Lerner's first exhibit at MCA Denver

Snack on half a chicken at Thai Lotus

When not in Rome, you can still eat great Italian food at Locanda del Borgo

A Taste of Italy

Welcome Wagon

A Gallery M exhibit takes participant photography to a new level.

Sighs Matters

From Moment to Moment

This Venice should age well.

Raw Courage

Still more from Magnolia's partners.

Redhead Alert!

A landmark venue hosts one of Denver's notable cabaret acts.

Hey, Santa

Stephen Anson knows how to handle a crisis.

Foreign Service

Open-and-shut cases.

Bite Me

Opening Doors

Pole Cats

Venice on the Creek lets you punt the Platte.

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To Serve and Protect

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Second Helpings

Same Old, Same Old

Three Sons, you're showing your age.

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The Rest of Denver

Drink of the Week

Peach Bellini

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The Waiting Game

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Fed-Letter Day

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Meet the critic

Now, That's Italian

A trip to Venice, by way of Albuquerque.